The Thrill Of Horror - Edited by Hugh Lamb (1975) {LennyS-EXciter}

Publication date: 1975

Collection: pulpmagazine_inbox; pulpmagazinearchive; additional_collections

Language: English

Anthology of horror stories.

From the dust jacket:
"The accent of this collection of horror stories is on quality and rarity, and the twenty-two pieces more than fulfill both requirements. The book starts where most anthologies end. It is one of the most outstanding collections of its kind available today.

The torso in the bed ... the thing in the chimney ... the beast from the sea and the burial alive ... the cloven hoof-print and the midnight caller ... the skull in the basket and the ghost in the rain . . . the lurking terror in the madhouse ... the wizard's ghost and the gouged-out eyes — these are some of the terrifying tales in the anthology.

Ghost story enthusiasts will be delighted to see a story by M. R. James making its first appearance in book form for over forty years. There are also stories from famous writers, like H. R. Wakefield and Charles Birkin, tales from neglected authors such as E. H. Visiak, A. C. Benson and Frederick Cowles, new unpublished chillers from L. T. C. Rolt, Joy Burnett and A. Erskine Ellis, and unexpected terrors from H. Rider Haggard and Valery Bryusov."

CONTENTS:

The Thrill Of Horror - Edited by Hugh Lamb (Taplinger, 1975) (Cover artwork by Rus Anderson)

xi • Introduction (The Thrill Of Horror) • essay by Hugh Lamb
1 • Only A Dream • (1905) • short story by H. Rider Haggard
8 • The Meerschaum Pipe • (1934) • short story by L. A. Lewis
20 • The Life-Buoy • short story by A. E. Ellis [as by A. Erskine Ellis]
28 • The Lady Of Rosemount • (1919) • short story by T. G. Jackson [as by Sir T. G. Jackson]
46 • How It Happened • (1936) • short story by John Gawsworth
50 • In The Mirror • (1918) • short story by Валерий Брюсов? (trans. of В зеркале? 1902) [as by Valery Bryusov]
60 • "Calling Miss Marker" • short story by Joy Burnett

64 • A Night Of Horror • (1899) • short story by Dick Donovan

78 • The Shouting • short story by L. T. C. Rolt

84 • The Happy Dancers • (1933) • short story by Charles Birkin
94 • The Weed Men • (1907) • short story by William Hope Hodgson
104 • Eyes For The Blind • (1936) • short story by Frederick Cowles
111 • Mr. Ash's Studio • (1932) • short story by H. Russell Wakefield [as by H. R. Wakefield]
125 • Montage Of Death • short story by Robert Haining
132 • Pallinghurst Barrow • (1892) • short story by Grant Allen
150 • Randall's Round • short story by Eleanor Scott
164 • The Skeleton At The Feast • poem by E. H. Visiak
165 • Medusan Madness • (1934) • short story by E. H. Visiak
170 • Out Of The Sea • (1904) • short story by A. C. Benson
183 • Witch In-Grain • (1893) • short story by R. Murray Gilchrist
187 • The Tudor Chimney • (1949) • short story by A. N. L. Munby
201 • The Experiment • (1931) • short story by M. R. James